Lisa Gale Suter, MD
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Biography
Lisa Gale Suter, M.D. is a Professor of Medicine in the Section of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, continuously board certified in both Internal Medicine and Rheumatology since 2001 and 2003, respectively. She is a leading expert in rheumatology performance measurement and currently serves as Director of Quality Measurement Programs at CORE where she directs the MIDS Task Order Development, Revaluation and Implementation of Outcome/Efficiency Measures for Hospital and Eligible Clinicians contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dr. Suter has led, directed or consulted on development of 33 hospital-level outcome measures, 3 clinician-level outcome measures and 11 clinician-level process measures; 25 are in current or planned use in federal payment programs. She is the co-chair of the Quality Measures Subcommittee of the American College of Rheumatology's Quality of Care Committee and oversees all measure development and related activities for the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). She also continues to study technology assessment and technology adoption in musculoskeletal and inflammatory diseases.
Education & Training
- Research FellowYale University School of Medicine/VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2006)
- FellowYale University School of Medicine/Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Program (2005)
- FellowYale University School of Medicine (2003)
- ResidentYale-New Haven Hospital (2001)
- MDYale University School of Medicine (1998)
- BSYale University (1991)
Activities
- Presentation Co-AuthorWashington, United States 2019
- Presentation Senior AuthorWashington, United States 2019
- Invited SpeakerWashington, United States 2019
- Invited SpeakerAustin, United States 2019
- Invited PresenterBaltimore, United States 2019
- Invited Panelist, CMS Data Visualization ResourcesBaltimore, United States 2019
- Invited ParticipantWashington, United States 2018
- Poster Co-AuthorChicago, United States 2018
- Poster Co-AuthorChicago, United States 2018
- Poster Co-AuthorMontreal, Canada 2018
- Oral PresentationSt. Louis, United States 2018
- Poster Co-AuthorSeattle, United States 2018
- Poster Co-AuthorSeattle, United States 2018
- Panel Co-AuthorSeattle, United States 2018
- Poster Co-AuthorSeattle, United States 2018
- Invited ParticipantRockville, United States 2018
- Invited SpeakerSan Francisco, United States 2018
- Invited ParticipantWashington, United States 2018
- Invited ParticipantWashington, United States 2018
- Poster Co-AuthorSan Diego, United States 2017
- Poster Co-AuthorSan Diego, United States 2017
- Invited Speaker and PanelistWashington, United States 2017
- Visiting Professor and Invited SpeakerDanville, United States 2017
- Poster Co-AuthorChicago, United States 2017
- Invited SpeakerWashington, United States 2016
- Invited ParticipantWashington, United States 2016
- Poster Co-AuthorNew Orleans, United States 2016
- Poster Co-AuthorWashington, United States 2016
- Invited SpeakerChicago, United States 2016
- Poster Co-AuthorWashington, United States 2016
- Poster Co-AuthorWashington, United States 2016
- Poster Senior AuthorWashington, United States 2016
- Poster Co-AuthorWashington, United States 2016
- Invited ParticipantWashington, United States 2015
- Invited ModeratorBaltimore, United States 2015
- Poster Co-AuthorBoston, United States 2014
- Invited PanelistWashington, United States 2014
- Poster Senior AuthorWashington, United States 2012
- Poster Senior AuthorWashington, United States 2012
- Poster First AuthorPhiladelphia, United States 2009
- PresenterPhiladelphia, United States 2009
- PresenterSan Francisco, United States 2008
- Poster PresenterSan Francisco, United States 2008
- PresenterSan Francisco, United States 2008
- PresenterPittsburgh, United States 2008
- Invited SpeakerBoston, United States 2008
- Invited PanelistPhiladelphia, United States 2005
- Invited ParticipantPhiladelphia, United States 2005
- PresenterOrlando, United States 2004
- PresenterBoston, United States 2003
- PresenterBoston, United States 2003
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Suter, et. al. “Medical Decision Making in Patients with Knee Pain, Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritis” in Arthritis Care and Research 2009, 61(11):1531-38. Named One of Most Important OA Imaging Publications in 2009 | World Congress on Osteoarthritis (September 23-26, 2010 in Brussels, Belgium) | 2010 |
Suter, et. al. “Medical Decision Making in Patients with Knee Pain, Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritis” in Arthritis Care and Research 2009, 61(11):1531-38. Named Top Ten Advance in Arthritis Research for 2009 | Arthritis Foundation | 2010 |
Top 10% of Reviewers | Annals of Internal Medicine | 2009 |
Annual Meeting Notable Poster Award for Suter LG, Braithwaite RS, Fraenkel L. “Evaluating the role of MRI in early rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis.” | American College of Rheumatology | 2008 |
Etta S. Chidsey Cancer Research Award | Yale University School of Medicine | 1995 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Department of Medicine | Search Committee for Chief, Section of Endocrinology | 2019 - Present |
American College of Rheumatology | ACR Presentation to CMS on RISE Registry Qualified Clinical Data Registry Measures for Use in CMS' Quality Payment Program | 2019 |
Section of Rheumatology | Rheumatology Quality Committee | 2019 - Present |
American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting | Measures and Measurement of Healthcare Quality I: Quality Improvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis | 2018 |
Section of Rheumatology | Search Committee for Section Chief of Rheumatology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, West Haven, CT | 2018 - 2019 |
Section of Rheumatology | Search Committee for Yale Clinical Chief of Rheumaology | 2018 - 2019 |
American College of Rheumatology | ACR National Quality Forum Incubator Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcome Measure Development Project | 2018 - Present |
National Quality Forum | Patient Experience and Function Portfolio Standing Committee | 2018 - Present |
American College of Rheumatology | ACR Meeting with CMS on RISE Registry Qualified Clinical Data Registry Measures for Use in CMS' Quality Payment Program | 2018 - Present |
American Academy of Hip and Knee Surgeons | AAHKS Orthopedic-Specific Patient Experience Measure Work Group | 2017 |
National Quality Forum | Person and Family Centered Care Project 2016-2017 Standing Committee | 2016 - 2017 |
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons | Osteoarthritis Function & Pain Work Group | 2015 - 2017 |
American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting | Fibromyalgia, Soft Tissue Disorders and Pain Session | 2014 |
National Quality Forum | Measure Developer Panel | 2014 - 2016 |
Journal of the American Medical Association | Reviewer | 2014 - Present |
American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting | Fibromyalgia, Soft Tissue Disorders and Pain Session | 2013 |
Arthritis Foundation's Innovative Research Grants and Investigator Awards | Reviewer, Arthritis Foundation's Innovative Research Grants and Investigator Awards | 2013 |
American College of Rheumatology | Quality of Care Committee | 2013 - 2019 |
American College of Rheumatology | ACR White Paper on Outcome Measurement in Rheumatology | 2013 - 2015 |
American College of Rheumatology | Rheumatoid Arthritis Expert Work Group, convened by Mathematica Policy Research Inc. under contract to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | 2013 |
Journal of Rheumatology | Reviewer | 2013 - Present |
American College of Rheumatology | Quality Measures Subcommittee | 2013 - Present |
Section of Rheumatology | Fellowship Committee | 2012 - Present |
American Journal of Medicine | Reviewer | 2012 - Present |
Journal of Clinical Rheumatology | Reviewer | 2012 - Present |
American College of Rheumatology | Gout Quality Measures Working Group | 2012 - 2014 |
American College of Rheumatology | Quality Measurement Subcommittee | 2012 - Present |
Society of Thoracic Surgeons | Work Group for the Development of a Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Readmission Quality Measure for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | 2011 - 2012 |
Annals of Internal Medicine/JAMA Internal Medicine | Reviewer | 2011 - Present |
Arthritis & Rheumatism | Reviewer | 2011 - Present |
Arthritis Care & Research | Reviewer | 2011 - Present |
Journal of General Internal Medicine | Reviewer | 2011 - Present |
American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting | Health Services Session on Gout | 2010 |
Arthritis Foundation's Innovative Research Grants in Osteoarthitis | Reviewer | 2010 |
Society of Medical Decision Making Annual Meeting | Reviewer | 2009 - 2010 |
Chemotherapy Consent Subcommittee | Representative | 2009 |
American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting | Reviewer | 2009 - Present |
Arthritis Foundation | RA Today Quarterly Newsletter | 2008 - 2009 |
Section of Rheumatology | Educational Committee | 2007 - Present |
Phyllis Bodel Childcare Center at Yale School of Medicine | Board of Directors | 2006 - 2010 |
Phyllis Bodel Childcare Center at Yale School of Medicine | Long Range Planning Committee | 2006 - 2010 |
Society of Medical Decision Making | Member | 2006 - 2008 |
Phyllis Bodel Childcare Center at Yale School of Medicine | Board of Directors | 2005 - 2006 |
Phyllis Bodel Childcare Center at Yale School of Medicine | Personnel Committee | 2005 - 2006 |
American Board of Internal Medicine | Peer Assessment Committee | 2005 |
Arthritis Foundation | Member | 2002 - Present |
American College of Rheumatology | Member | 2001 - Present |